Chinese hackers remain in US networks as officials suggest encryption workaround
US government cant remove foreign hackers from major telecom networks even after months of trying. Officials now suggest using encrypted messaging while they work with companies to fix security gaps
This tuesday US cyber-security teams shared a not-so-good update about their work with telecom companies (the situation remains complex). The FBI and CISA specialists still dont have success removing foreign hackers from internet providers networks.
These cyber-intruders from China got into important systems about three months ago; since then government teams met with many tech-companies to help fix security issues. The meetings included detailed info-sharing and network scanning but didnt solve the problem — hackers stay hidden in the systems.
Top officials now suggest a work-around while they keep trying to secure the networks: everyone should use end-to-end encrypted messaging apps and voice-calls. The government teams dont give any time-frame for when theyll fix this issue; they just keep working with internet providers to find better ways to protect user data
